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If you could spend 2 weeks in any time and place in history; when, where and why?

MoSurveyor said:
That's the way I learned it, too. It sounded earlier like you were saying protons did decay, which would have been news to me! OK, we're good. ;)
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Nah, the Dark Era does depend on proton decay, though.
 
tessaesque said:
I'd starve in France. Short of their pastry ingenuity I can't stand french food.
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Naaaaa, it depends on where you are. The food differs greatly from region to region. Lyon is touted as a gourmand's idea of heaven. I like Lyon, but the food is the least favorite of mine. Paris is awesome. Rouen, fantastic. Provence, you'd like I think, as it's more like home cooking. Strasborg and the Alsace-Lorraine region, I don't like so much. Heavy, IMHO.
 
zgoldsmith23 said:
Nah, the Dark Era does depend on proton decay, though.
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Do you have a reading suggestion? I'm not a physicist by training but I've been reading stuff for decades, so a lot has soaked in.
 
MoSurveyor said:
Do you have a reading suggestion? I'm not a physicist by training but I've been reading stuff for decades, so a lot has soaked in.
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Adams and Laughlin have the "big" publication on this. Their publication basically entails the entire future of the universe. Of course, there are dependencies (i.e. the proton decay thing), and it's dense, but it is also informative.

PDF: http://rmp.aps.org/pdf/RMP/v69/i2/p337_1

Here is their book which may be more understandable to the general public: http://www.amazon.com/Five-Ages-Universe-Physics-Eternity/dp/0684865769/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345570779&sr=1-1&keywords=dark+era+universe
 
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zgoldsmith23 said:
Adams and Laughlin have the "big" publication on this. Their publication basically entails the entire future of the universe. Of course, there are dependencies (i.e. the proton decay thing), and it's dense, but it is also informative.

PDF: http://rmp.aps.org/pdf/RMP/v69/i2/p337_1

Here is their book which may be more understandable to the general public: The Five Ages of the Universe: Inside the Physics of Eternity: Fred C. Adams,Greg Laughlin: 9780684865768: Amazon.com: Books
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You'll probably see the book in the "What are you reading?" thread in a month or so. In addition to Quatum Man I'm reading Atom, also by Krauss. When I finish those I'll pick up The Five Ages of the Universe - it looks like it'll be good. :)
 
I was gonna say either the beggining of the universe or the begging of life on earth, but too many people have said this kind of stuff so ill just go for one of those defining moments in human history

Thermopylae: 480 B.C.
 
Smeagol said:
I'm sorry. The King of Typos. You could NOT be hurt or killed.
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Tough choice. Maybe Sweden around 800 AD, or the American colonies during the War of Independence, though I assume not being able to be hurt means I can't hurt others, so I'd just have to sit and watch the battles of both. Can I at least bring back souvenirs?
 
Surtr said:
Tough choice. Maybe Sweden around 800 AD, or the American colonies during the War of Independence, though I assume not being able to be hurt means I can't hurt others, so I'd just have to sit and watch the battles of both. Can I at least bring back souvenirs?
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Why not I mean its complete fantasy.
 
In the interests of trying to pick something that no one else has selected. I'd like to pin-point the first human who artificially created fire, observe what that was like. While I imagine there had to have been hundreds if not thousands of accidental or natural discoveries resulting from existing phenomena, I think there would have had to be that one group or individual that was the first to discover how to create fire. That would be amazing to witness. The same goes for agriculture along the same parameters. Though if we can travel into the future I'd like to journey to the early 22nd Century, or perhaps a bit farther. While I remain hopeful of sufficient life extension technologies in our lifetime, I'd like to be assured of it so that I could experience the wonders of the coming era without fearing for my frail meat cage.
 
2 weeks ago so I would know what was going to happen already
 
Smeagol said:
Your visit could not alter future events. You could be hurt or killed. You would understand any foreign language if applicable.
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Rome at it's peak or colonial age france when the monarchy fell. one of those or watching hitler kill himself. they didnt have microwaves back then so ill have to warm the popcorn in the oven like everyone else.
 
during our independence war ,i would like to help atatürk ......


in 1800'S ,at a vienna waltz party and in very wonderful princess costume,i would like to dance with my dream man in Schoenbrunn Palace.


and generally i would like to meet the god everytime everywhere.
 
I would go back to Philadephia in the 2 weeks prior to the signing of the constitution so I could convince them to make some things a little more clear so we don't have all of our country's original rules broken. I'd be like, "psst, yo Ben! Don't go rambling on about well-armed militias. Just say everyone has the right to keep and bear arms." "Add a part that says cops can't legally lie to get confessions."
 
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